In this week's edition of The Weekender, we feature a two-part interview with a Ukrainian-Canadian man, who left his life of fishing in Meteghan to go back to his home country to help evacuate citizens. Reporter Jakob Postlewaite speaks with Lex Brukovskiy.

And Scotian Shores has removed thousands of pounds of marine debris this year off beaches in Southwestern Nova Scotia, and Cape Sable Island this the focus this weekend. We chat with local coordinator Kristen Hawboldt.

The Weekender is an award-winning news program produced by Y95 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. The show tells the stories of the Tri-Counties – in-depth interviews, background stories, looks at the local entertainment and music scenes and so much more. It is our finger on the pulse of the region that includes Yarmouth, Digby, and Shelburne.

There are now many ways to listen to the program. It originally airs Saturday at 9 a.m. on 95.5 CJLS in Yarmouth, 93.5 in Digby, and 96.3 in Shelburne.

On The Weekender website, you can listen to individual interviews. And beginning this week, it’s being uploaded as a podcast. You can listen through the embedded player at the top of this story, or you find the show on podcast platforms like Apple and Spotify. Just search for “Weekender Y95 CJLS” on your preferred podcast platform and follow the show to listen to this and future episodes.

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